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title: "Roodkoptrogon"
description: "Harpactes erythrocephalus — Vogels. The red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/red-headed-trogon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roodkoptrogon

> Harpactes erythrocephalus — Vogels. The red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.

- Scientific name: *Harpactes erythrocephalus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1181
- Wikidata: [Q374805](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q374805)
- iNaturalist taxon: [20812](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/20812)

## Names

- en: Red-headed Trogon
- de: Rotkopftrogon
- es: Trogón Asiático Cabecirrojo
- fr: Trogon à tête rouge
- nl: Roodkoptrogon
- pl: Sędzioł czerwonogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

MY (398), TH (224), CN (166), IN (132), VN (76), KH (49), BT (16), BD (12), NP (9), MM (7), ID (6)

## Summary

The red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-headed_trogon

## Photo

![Roodkoptrogon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-headed-trogon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261985465

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-headed-trogon?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).